Cut out a white panel that is 5 1/4″ by 4″ and run it through the Cuttlebug in the Subway Tile Embossing Folder. Then distress the edges with ink color that matches the flowers cut out. Mount on the card with 3D foam tape. Stamp and mat the sentiment, adhering into the bottom right.

To get dimension with the flowers, I added small cuts between the petals. This allowed me to shape the petals. Shape the flowers with your fingers or a pierce/embossing tool. Distress the edges with ink that matches the flowers.

With the leaves, fold in the center carefully, to give them shape. Distress them with matching ink to the paper, like what was done with the flowers. Put the leaves down, figuring out the best placement for them. Overlap the flowers.

The size of these flowers will make them great for scrapbooking pages as well.

Marvelous May Specials!!

National Scrapbooking Month: The World Is Yours. This amazing paper collection has a variety of options for you to get in on the fun! I’ve created a private Facebook group where I’ve done the scrapbooking workshop from CTMH and the Cut Above Kit. Plan to keep working on different ideas for you. =) When you purchase The World Is Your products, you’ll able to join. Wait until you see the desk organizer special project we are doing!!

Bring Back MyPack Zoe!: Zoe is back in a new, slimmed down paper packet! This paper packet features 6 paper sheets and a full 12″ × 12″ sticker sheet, giving you paper and stickers in the same pack! We’ve refreshed a few of the colors to create this updated pack and paired it with a coordinating cardstock pack and stamp set. Save 25% on a workshop kit that includes all of these items.

You can also get a FREE Cut Above Kit The World Is Yours by signing up as a Close To My Heart Consultant or hosting a qualifying party this month!

Made With Love Mini Album: This projects uses a wooden cover, Cricut Artbooking and more to create a lovely memoir for yourself or as a gift. I love the Mother’s stamps that you can get to match it if you will. One with British spelling and one with USA spelling. Decorate as the kit comes or change it up! I have a very cute pattern from Studio Sus. using Zoe.

Stamp of the Month: S1905 To My BestieFree Project Kit when you purchase the Stamp of the Month for $5.00 with a $50.00 purchase. I have an album of art up in the FB group. Check it out. We are trying something new this month and I’ve already done a private FB group for this kit. The lives are already loaded and ready for you to watch and create this kit!!

Celebrate 35 Years – CTMH is celebrating 35 years of being in business. There are new specials popping up so keep your eyes and ears open for when they go live!

Featured Paper Pack (s):Sweet Girl!This dream paper works great for baby, wedding, shower, and more! I’d add in vintage or family history pictures as well. Check out my FB group to see art made by myself and other talented artists.

Online Specials: Check out the “Going Soon” and “Clearance” sections of my shopping site often. New goodies are posted up without warning. You can get some awesome deals this way!

Exciting news – Everyone ordering will get it free Seasonal Expressions to add to your order! This is exciting news that they will be GIVING everyone the Idea Book FREE. =) That’s a $6.00 value! Thank you CTMH for doing this!!

Thank you so much for stopping by my corner of the internet. I can’t wait to see what you create with your stitched flowers thin-cut dies!

Check out these fun desk organizers we’ve made for Teacher Appreciation last week. I got the desk organizers from Ikea and had a great time decorating them. We have some great teachers and just wanted them to know how much they are appreciated. Teaching is not for the faint of heart.

I’m giving away a desk organizer for those of you who get the National Scrapbooking Month Special “The World Is Yours”. After you purchase supplies from this collection, you can join a private FB group that I’ve created. Live cutting instructions for the scrapbooking workshop have been done along with assembly lives for the layouts and for the Cut Above kit. Don’t miss out!!

Marvelous May Specials!!

National Scrapbooking Month: The World Is Yours. This amazing paper collection has a variety of options for you to get in on the fun! I’ve created a private Facebook group where I’ve done the scrapbooking workshop from CTMH and the Cut Above Kit. Plan to keep working on different ideas for you. =) When you purchase The World Is Your products, you’ll able to join. Wait until you see the desk organizer special project we are doing!!

Bring Back MyPack Zoe!: Zoe is back in a new, slimmed down paper packet! This paper packet features 6 paper sheets and a full 12″ × 12″ sticker sheet, giving you paper and stickers in the same pack! We’ve refreshed a few of the colors to create this updated pack and paired it with a coordinating cardstock pack and stamp set. Save 25% on a workshop kit that includes all of these items.

You can also get a FREE Cut Above Kit The World Is Yours by signing up as a Close To My Heart Consultant or hosting a qualifying party this month!

Made With Love Mini Album: This projects uses a wooden cover, Cricut Artbooking and more to create a lovely memoir for yourself or as a gift. I love the Mother’s stamps that you can get to match it if you will. One with British spelling and one with USA spelling. Decorate as the kit comes or change it up! I have a very cute pattern from Studio Sus. using Zoe.

Stamp of the Month: S1905 To My BestieFree Project Kit when you purchase the Stamp of the Month for $5.00 with a $50.00 purchase. I have an album of art up in the FB group. Check it out. We are trying something new this month and I’ve already done a private FB group for this kit. The lives are already loaded and ready for you to watch and create this kit!!

Celebrate 35 Years – CTMH is celebrating 35 years of being in business. There are new specials popping up so keep your eyes and ears open for when they go live!

Featured Paper Pack (s):Sweet Girl!This dream paper works great for baby, wedding, shower, and more! I’d add in vintage or family history pictures as well. Check out my FB group to see art made by myself and other talented artists.

Online Specials: Check out the “Going Soon” and “Clearance” sections of my shopping site often. New goodies are posted up without warning. You can get some awesome deals this way!

Exciting news – Everyone ordering will get it free Seasonal Expressions to add to your order! This is exciting news that they will be GIVING everyone the Idea Book FREE. =) That’s a $6.00 value! Thank you CTMH for doing this!!

Thank you so much for stopping by my corner of the internet. Get your desk organizers from Ikea today and create your own inspiration. Get your National Scrapbooking Special to join our special group and you could win one!

Hi everyone. There is nothing super exciting about this post. We’ve been working on sorting out some issues that occurred with the migration of this site to a new server. Nothing technological happens without issues. Please bear with us as this is a test post to see if we have things operational again!

Marvelous May Specials!!

National Scrapbooking Month: The World Is Yours. This amazing paper collection has a variety of options for you to get in on the fun! I’ve created a private Facebook group where I’ve done the scrapbooking workshop from CTMH and the Cut Above Kit. Plan to keep working on different ideas for you. =) When you purchase The World Is Your products, you’ll able to join. Wait until you see the desk organizer special project we are doing!!

Bring Back MyPack Zoe!: Zoe is back in a new, slimmed down paper packet! This paper packet features 6 paper sheets and a full 12″ × 12″ sticker sheet, giving you paper and stickers in the same pack! We’ve refreshed a few of the colors to create this updated pack and paired it with a coordinating cardstock pack and stamp set. Save 25% on a workshop kit that includes all of these items.

You can also get a FREE Cut Above Kit The World Is Yours by signing up as a Close To My Heart Consultant or hosting a qualifying party this month!

Made With Love Mini Album: This projects uses a wooden cover, Cricut Artbooking and more to create a lovely memoir for yourself or as a gift. I love the Mother’s stamps that you can get to match it if you will. One with British spelling and one with USA spelling. Decorate as the kit comes or change it up! I have a very cute pattern from Studio Sus. using Zoe.

Free Project Kit when you purchase the Stamp of the Month for $5.00 with a $50.00 purchase. I have an album of art up in the FB group. Check it out. We are trying something new this month and I’ve already done a private FB group for this kit. The lives are already loaded and ready for you to watch and create this kit!!

Celebrate 35 Years – CTMH is celebrating 35 years of being in business. There are new specials popping up so keep your eyes and ears open for when they go live!

Featured Paper Pack (s):Sweet Girl!This dream paper works great for baby, wedding, shower, and more! I’d add in vintage or family history pictures as well. Check out my FB group to see art made by myself and other talented artists.

Online Specials: Check out the “Going Soon” and “Clearance” sections of my shopping site often. New goodies are posted up without warning. You can get some awesome deals this way!

Exciting news – Everyone ordering will get it free Seasonal Expressions to add to your order! This is exciting news that they will be GIVING everyone the Idea Book FREE. =) That’s a $6.00 value! Thank you CTMH for doing this!!

Thank you so much for stopping by my corner of the internet. I apologize for the lack of posting with the website updating. Still have a few things we are working on and I appreciate your patience with this.

May 1 – May 31

It’s National Scrapbooking Month! National Scrapbooking month is celebrated annually each May, and this year our special features The World Is Yours paper packet, stamp set, Cut Above® layout kit, and coordinating cardstock. There is so much you can do with this collection! Whether you’re having adventures close to home or on the other side of the world, you can document all the places you’ve been with the items included in this special.

We have some amazing options for workshops! 5 different ones: Cards, 3 Scrapbooking, and one Everyday Life Album. You can choose any one of them when you make a $25.00 purchase (1 for every $25.00 ordered) from my shopping site. I’ll email your choice to you!

For Hostesses: When you host a party that reaches the third level of Hostess Rewards or higher (submitting your party order no later than June 5, 2019), you will receive The World Is Yours Cut Above® layout kit, FREE. That’s a $17.95 USD/$26 CAD value, totally free!

For New Consultants: Anyone who becomes a Close To My Heart Consultant in May will receive The World Is Yours Cut Above® layout kit, FREE. That’s a $17.95 USD/$26 CAD value, totally free!

Offer valid May 1–31, 2019. Shipping and handling assessed on retail value of all items.

Stamp of the Month

This charming SOTM, S1905 To My Bestie, is a set for everyone with a girlfriend. Girlfriend needs a card? Create it quick with set. Scrapbooking the girlfriend moments? This is it! Doing Bible, Calendar, or Bullet Journaling? Look a these ladies! So versatile and the sentiments, amazing.

You may purchase it for $18.95 or $5.00 with a $50.00 purchase. Purchase it for $5.00 and get the Kit of the Month free! See the picture below for the Kit.

Paper Collection of the Month:

I have two workshops for this. I have one presently and another coming today:

Seasonal Expressions 2-2019 is here!

It’s simply fun (don’t you love the cover?), filled with tons of new product, and you can’t get enough of 5 new paper collections, stamps, embellishments and more! Order anything and you’ll receive the Idea Book free in your order, a retail value of $6.00! How awesome is this? To get this free, remember to log in or create an account. CTMH provides 1 free to every account/email address. If you check out as a guest, you will not receive this. =(

The world is yours this month at Close To My Heart! I hope everyone enjoys all of this amazing fun!

It’s crazy. April is gone! Where did it go so fast? I’ve been enjoying the amazing weather over the past weeks – warmer days, cool nights, with some rain/thunder storms thrown in. Definitely have Spring for sure! With the coming of Spring, it means the ending of the Seasonal Expressions 1 and several other specials. Be sure to look at which ones are extending into May and which ones are on their last day!

Last day of Amazing April Specials!!

Bring Back MyPack Zoe for hostesses and new consultants!: Zoe is back until May 31, 2019 (as long as supplies last), in a new, slimmed down paper packet! This paper packet features 6 paper sheets and a full 12″ × 12″ sticker sheet, giving you paper and stickers in the same pack! We’ve refreshed a few of the colors to create this updated pack and paired it with a coordinating cardstock pack and stamp set. Save 25% on a workshop kit that includes all of these items.

You can also get a FREE Zoe packet by signing up as a Close To My Heart Consultant or hosting a qualifying party in April 2019! After today, the hostessing and new consultant special will change.

HOME Home Decor Project: This projects uses the monograms to create the word “home”. Decorate as the kit comes or change it up!

Featured Paper Pack (s):Feels Like Home!This dream paper works great for baby, wedding, shower, and Cherry Blossom Fest pictures! I’d add in vintage or family history pictures as well. Check out my FB group to see art made by myself and other talented artists.

Online Specials: Check out the “Going Soon” and “Clearance” sections of my shopping site often. New goodies are posted up without warning. You can get some awesome deals this way!

Exciting news – Everyone ordering will get it free Seasonal Expressions to add to your order! This is exciting news that they will be GIVING everyone the Idea Book FREE. =) That’s a $6.00 value! Thank you CTMH for doing this!!

Thank you so much for stopping by my corner of the internet. Don’t miss out on these Amazing April Specials as it’s the last day!

I created this “W-fold card”, inspired by my upline Naomi and her daughter Rachel. There are a few YouTube videos up on it as well. I have a video that I created on my Facebook Page that you can check out:

This was a lot of fun and fairly easy to do.

Base of the card is 11″x 4.25″. Score/fold at the 5.5″ mark.

“W-Fold” stripe is 11″ x 1″. Score at the 2 3/4″, 5.5″, and 8 1/4″. The 5.5″ is the mountain fold with the 2 3/4″ and 8 1/4″ folds being the valley folds.

Stamp flowers from S1904 Love So Sweet: 3 in Canary ink first, then rock the edges around on the Smoothie ink pad to create a two-toned flowers. 1 in Smoothie.

Fussy-cut the flowers and butterflies out.

Using the zipstrip of choice, tape it down to the “w-fold” strip.

Attach panels as shown in pictures. Add the “w-fold” strip to the inside, gluing down the first and last sections of the strip. The two middles ones need to be able to bend so you can get the “w”.

Stamp “Best Day” in Mint and Sweet Leaf on the white stitched panel and adhere with 3D foam tape to the front of the card.

Attach one of the butterflies and flower as you see fit.

On the side, do the same.

Add some Gold Shimmer Pen and Gold Glitter Gems to finish it off.

Check out the following pictures:

Front of the Card

“Rock and Roll” technique on the flower to get the two-toned. Ink the stamp with the lightest color first, then roll the edges on the darker color.

3D foam tape gives the panel some dimension with the butterfly all shimmered up.

Inside of the card.

“W-Fold” Strip.

I love how the butterfly looks when it’s been stamped on the patterned paper. Like a stained glass window! The Gold Shimmer pen makes it look like a really butterfly’s wings – how they shimmer.

Last 2 days of Amazing April Specials!!

Bring Back MyPack Zoe!: Zoe is back in a new, slimmed down paper packet! This paper packet features 6 paper sheets and a full 12″ × 12″ sticker sheet, giving you paper and stickers in the same pack! We’ve refreshed a few of the colors to create this updated pack and paired it with a coordinating cardstock pack and stamp set. Save 25% on a workshop kit that includes all of these items.

You can also get a FREE Zoe packet by signing up as a Close To My Heart Consultant or hosting a qualifying party this month!

HOME Home Decor Project: This projects uses the monograms to create the word “home”. Decorate as the kit comes or change it up!

Featured Paper Pack (s):Feels Like Home!This dream paper works great for baby, wedding, shower, and Cherry Blossom Fest pictures! I’d add in vintage or family history pictures as well. Check out my FB group to see art made by myself and other talented artists.

Online Specials: Check out the “Going Soon” and “Clearance” sections of my shopping site often. New goodies are posted up without warning. You can get some awesome deals this way!

Exciting news – Everyone ordering will get it free Seasonal Expressions to add to your order! This is exciting news that they will be GIVING everyone the Idea Book FREE. =) That’s a $6.00 value! Thank you CTMH for doing this!!

Thank you so much for stopping by my corner of the internet. I hope you are inspired to create a “w-fold” card make with Zoe and Love So Sweet!

My sister Lauren and brother-in-law are hiking the CDT this summer. We are doing some trouble shooting between the blogs for doing some embedded google album/video links. Enjoy these amazing pictures of hiking in the New Mexico desert.

A tip for cutting out the butterflies: Stamp the image of the butterfly onto the card where you plan to place it. When cutting out the butterfly, don’t worry about cutting out around the body or antennas, they are stamped on the card base already. Line up the cut out butterfly onto the one stamped on the card base. It looks amazing! Roll the wings of the butterfly to add dimension (flowers too).

Check out the Amazing April Specials!!

Bring Back MyPack Zoe!: Zoe is back in a new, slimmed down paper packet! This paper packet features 6 paper sheets and a full 12″ × 12″ sticker sheet, giving you paper and stickers in the same pack! We’ve refreshed a few of the colors to create this updated pack and paired it with a coordinating cardstock pack and stamp set. Save 25% on a workshop kit that includes all of these items.

You can also get a FREE Zoe packet by signing up as a Close To My Heart Consultant or hosting a qualifying party this month!

HOME Home Decor Project: This projects uses the monograms to create the word “home”. Decorate as the kit comes or change it up!

Featured Paper Pack (s):Feels Like Home!This dream paper works great for baby, wedding, shower, and Cherry Blossom Fest pictures! I’d add in vintage or family history pictures as well. Check out my FB group to see art made by myself and other talented artists.

Online Specials: Check out the “Going Soon” and “Clearance” sections of my shopping site often. New goodies are posted up without warning. You can get some awesome deals this way!

Exciting news – Everyone ordering will get it free Seasonal Expressions to add to your order! This is exciting news that they will be GIVING everyone the Idea Book FREE. =) That’s a $6.00 value! Thank you CTMH for doing this!!

Thank you so much for stopping by my corner of the internet. I hope you are inspired to celebrate Spring with this card make with Zoe and Love So Sweet!

While I’ve been working on migrating the website to a new server, dealing with all the other issues that come from computer upgrades and vending at weekend crops, CTMH launched a new special: Wild About You! It’s another mini album workshops! How fun!

You can create this 20 page album quickly and easily! The instructions are downloadable. It can be for a kid or someone you are sweet on. Or maybe a friend that you love doing life with. I’d even say you could use it as a teacher appreciation gift.

Check out the Amazing April Specials!!

Bring Back MyPack Zoe!: Zoe is back in a new, slimmed down paper packet! This paper packet features 6 paper sheets and a full 12″ × 12″ sticker sheet, giving you paper and stickers in the same pack! We’ve refreshed a few of the colors to create this updated pack and paired it with a coordinating cardstock pack and stamp set. Save 25% on a workshop kit that includes all of these items.

You can also get a FREE Zoe packet by signing up as a Close To My Heart Consultant or hosting a qualifying party this month!

HOME Home Decor Project: This projects uses the monograms to create the word “home”. Decorate as the kit comes or change it up!

Featured Paper Pack (s):Feels Like Home!This dream paper works great for baby, wedding, shower, and Cherry Blossom Fest pictures! I’d add in vintage or family history pictures as well. Check out my FB group to see art made by myself and other talented artists.

Online Specials: Check out the “Going Soon” and “Clearance” sections of my shopping site often. New goodies are posted up without warning. You can get some awesome deals this way!

Exciting news – Everyone ordering will get it free Seasonal Expressions to add to your order! This is exciting news that they will be GIVING everyone the Idea Book FREE. =) That’s a $6.00 value! Thank you CTMH for doing this!!

Made with Love Mini Album Workshop Kit

The Made with Love mini album workshop kit includes the Mix-in paper packet, Mix-in coordinating cardstock, white ribbon, and wood mini album cover needed to create this workshop. The wood cover features a die-cut heart shape that is used inside the album and comes with three rings for assembly. You can purchase the workshop kit with the For My Mother stamp set at a 25% discount, or you can choose a kit option without the stamp set.

Note that there are two versions of the stamp set, one with American spellings of words like “favorite” and one with British spellings (favourite). Because of the two stamp set versions, there are also two versions of the workshop kit, one with each stamp set. Both stamp set versions are available to all customers based on their preferences, so be sure to use the correct item number when placing your orders so you get the right version of the stamp set.

When creating this project, we recommend that you seal the wood cover and heart with a clear matte acrylic spray sealer. This will prevent stamped images from bleeding and becoming fuzzy. Seal the cover first and allow it to dry. Then carefully stamp the sentiment and images with black StazOn™ ink. This will give you a crisp, clean image.

The workshop also requires cutting images from the Cricut® Artbooking collection. Cut the project pieces from the Design Space file we’ve created for this project. In order to cut from the project file, you must own the Artbooking collection and have a Cricut® machine that is compatible with Design Space. If you already own the physical cartridge, a list of shapes to cut is also provided in the workshop instructions. The instructions can be downloaded from my website! =) Check out this amazing project – 20+ pages (not posted in order)!!

Check out the Amazing April Specials!!

Bring Back MyPack Zoe!: Zoe is back in a new, slimmed down paper packet! This paper packet features 6 paper sheets and a full 12″ × 12″ sticker sheet, giving you paper and stickers in the same pack! We’ve refreshed a few of the colors to create this updated pack and paired it with a coordinating cardstock pack and stamp set. Save 25% on a workshop kit that includes all of these items.

You can also get a FREE Zoe packet by signing up as a Close To My Heart Consultant or hosting a qualifying party this month!

HOME Home Decor Project: This projects uses the monograms to create the word “home”. Decorate as the kit comes or change it up!

Featured Paper Pack (s):Feels Like Home!This dream paper works great for baby, wedding, shower, and Cherry Blossom Fest pictures! I’d add in vintage or family history pictures as well. Check out my FB group to see art made by myself and other talented artists.

Online Specials: Check out the “Going Soon” and “Clearance” sections of my shopping site often. New goodies are posted up without warning. You can get some awesome deals this way!

Exciting news – Everyone ordering will get it free Seasonal Expressions to add to your order! This is exciting news that they will be GIVING everyone the Idea Book FREE. =) That’s a $6.00 value! Thank you CTMH for doing this!!